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Garden: Summer bulbs offer choice of brilliant colours

Garden: Summer bulbs offer choice of brilliant colours

People who have containers especially for summer flowers can find an overwhelming number of brilliant choices among the summer bulb offerings this year — including the purple-leaved, pink-flowered Oxalis triangularis that becomes a houseplant (and ke

Health: Diagnosis for hard-to-read prescriptions improving

This week I’ll be spending a few hours with second year medical students.
Gardening: Ensuring raspberries blossom

Gardening: Ensuring raspberries blossom

Q. “Last year we had tremendous blossom development on our raspberries but then nothing happened — not one berry.
Colon cancer survivor’s story of hope

Colon cancer survivor’s story of hope

Screening recommended for early detection and survival

Vancouver wine festival announces 2014 award winners

The Vancouver International Wine Festival isn't only an opportunity to share and discover wines from around the world. It's also a chance to celebrate Vancouver's wine culture.
BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Dog Taxi Citywide

BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Dog Taxi Citywide

In 2005, a dog care company purchased a yellow van with a white stripe. With the addition of memorable hand-painted black checkers and a change in name, Dog Taxi rose in popularity.
BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Marco's Italian Shoe Doctor, Downtown

BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Marco's Italian Shoe Doctor, Downtown

Marco Dinero's mother always used to say, If it's good to you, it's good to fix. People who love their shoes are glad that he listened to his mother.
BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Ayoub's Dried Fruit & Nuts, West End

BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Ayoub's Dried Fruit & Nuts, West End

Ayoub Hosseini, owner of Ayoubs Dried Fruits & Nuts, knows he must constantly be at the top of his game to survive, offering quality products at reasonable prices.
BEST OF THE CITY 2014: MASC, City Wide

BEST OF THE CITY 2014: MASC, City Wide

Seven years ago Jamie Beuthin and Patrick Levesque decided to enter a market very few men had crossed into: skin care and grooming for men.
BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Parade Organics, Gastown

BEST OF THE CITY 2014: Parade Organics, Gastown

In 2004, Bern Tierney and Laura Sage created one the first baby lines in North America to use 100 per cent GOTS-certified organic cotton.
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